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BNC: 10050 COCA: 15992

enshrine

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
enshrine /ɪnˈʃraɪn/ verb
enshrines; enshrined; enshrining
enshrine
/ɪnˈʃraɪn/
verb
enshrines; enshrined; enshrining
Learner's definition of ENSHRINE
[+ object] formal
: to remember and protect (someone or something that is valuable, admired, etc.)铭记;珍藏usually used as (be) enshrined通常用作(be) enshrined
BNC: 10050 COCA: 15992

enshrine

verb

en·​shrine in-ˈshrīn How to pronounce enshrine (audio)
en-,
 especially Southern  -ˈsrīn
enshrined; enshrining; enshrines

transitive verb

1
: to enclose in or as if in a shrine
2
: to preserve or cherish as sacred
enshrinement noun

Example Sentences

some teachers tend to enshrine their personal preferences as sacred rules of English grammar
Recent Examples on the Web And a bill that would enshrine Roe v. Wade into law failed by a 49-51 vote last May. Merdie Nzanga, USA TODAY, 3 July 2022 Further efforts to enshrine access to abortions in the state constitution as recently as 2022 have failed. Meredith Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 24 June 2022 Backers aim to enshrine the ERA as the 28th amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 Aug. 2022 For the 1%, couture fashion is a chance to indulge, to splurge, to flex, to enshrine, even. Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN, 8 July 2022 But other countries are taking steps to enshrine working from home as a permanent legal right. Tristan Bove, Fortune, 23 June 2022 Any attempt to enshrine housing as a right would put the onus on government leaders, national, state, and local, to ensure that even in a free housing market, everyone has a roof over their heads. Camille Squires, Quartz, 23 Mar. 2022 Nolan’s movies did more to enshrine Batman as a mythic figure and a perpetual moneymaker at the very moment that superhero movies became the last sure thing in Hollywood. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2022 Beijing has resisted calls to join new arms-control talks because of fears that new limits would forever enshrine its status as a second-rate nuclear power compared with Washington and Moscow. Joby Warrick, Anchorage Daily News, 30 June 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of enshrine was in the 14th century
BNC: 10050 COCA: 15992

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